Marc Gertz

{{Short description|American criminologist}} {{Infobox scientist | honorific_prefix = | name = Marc Gertz | honorific_suffix = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image =  | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | birth_date =  | birth_place = | death_date =  | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates =  | other_names = | residence = | citizenship = | nationality = | fields = Criminology | workplaces = Florida State University | patrons = | education = Bucknell University (B.A., 1968), Baruch College (M.P.A., 1971), University of Connecticut (Ph.D., 1976) | alma_mater = | thesis_title = Organizational politics in felony cases: justice in five Connecticut courts | thesis_url = http://libcat.calacademy.org/title/organizational-politics-in-felony-cases-justice-in-five-connecticut-courts/oclc/33459107?referer=di&ht=edition | thesis_year = 1976 | doctoral_advisor =  | academic_advisors = George F. Cole, Fred Kort, David Repass | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | spouse =  | partner =  | children = | signature =  | signature_alt = | website =  | footnotes = }} '''Marc G. Gertz''' is an American criminologist and professor at the Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. His research includes an influential 1995 survey he conducted with his Florida State University colleague, Gary Kleck, on the frequency of defensive gun use.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Armed Resistance to Crime: The Prevalence and Nature of Self-Defense with a Gun |author1=Kleck, Gary |author2=Gertz, Marc | journal=J. Crim. L. & Criminology | volume=86 | issue=1 | date=Fall 1995|doi=10.2307/1144004 |jstor=1144004 |url=https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc/vol86/iss1/8 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/defensive-gun-ownership-gary-kleck-response-115082/ | title=Defensive Gun Use Is Not a Myth | work=Politico | date=17 February 2015 | access-date=24 May 2017 | author=Kleck, Gary}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/12/the-case-for-more-guns-and-more-gun-control/309161/ | title=The Case for More Guns (and More Gun Control) | work=The Atlantic | date=December 2012 | accessdate=24 May 2017 | author=Goldberg, Jeffrey}}</ref>

He has also researched the arrest rate among National Football League players relative to the general population,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/26/us/nfl-players-arrests-study/ | title=Study: NFL arrest rate lower than for all males ages 20-39 | work=CNN | date=26 August 2015 | accessdate=24 May 2017 | author=Martin, Jill}}</ref> as well as the relationship between the number of penalties these players receive during games and the number of times those players are arrested.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://psmag.com/news/pass-interference-also-youre-under-arrest#.yo1cvosvt | title=Pass Interference! Also, You're Under Arrest | work=Pacific Standard | date=11 January 2017 | accessdate=24 May 2017 | author=Staff}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://criminology.fsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/college-faculty/marc-gertz/ Gertz's faculty page] *[http://criminology.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gertz-CV.pdf Gertz's curriculum vitae] *{{Google Scholar id|9psCt20AAAAJ}} {{Authority control}}

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